Hair waving device



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HAIR WAVING DEVICE Filed June 2, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS Jliar fha fl. Tzlen lr'eh'v Charles J1 Meyer;

ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 4, 1932 UNITED ST test MARTHA A. TIENKEN, OF NEW YORK, AND CHARLES A. MEYER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK HAIR VTAVING DEVICE Application filed June 2, 1931. Serial No. 541,633.

This invention relates to hair waving devices of the class adapted for marcelling and otherwise waving the hair, and the invention has reference to certain improvements in hair waving devices of the types disclosed in United States Letters Patents Nos. 1,709,693 and 1,749,748.

The invention has for one of its objects an improved form of heating means for devices of the indicated character, whereby the danger of burning the hair or the head of a person during the hair waving operations will be eliminated.

Another object of the invention is the provision of improvements in a device of the indicated character, whereby the device may be heated by means carried thereby, and which while heated may be placed on a table or the like without burning the same.

Another object of the invention is the provision of improvements in the construction of devices of this character, whereby the hair engaging members or combs will move easily and also be kept from being displaced from their proper paths of movement.

Another object is the provision of an improved arrangement of cooperative waving members and hair engaging members or combs, whereby the desired continuity of the waves of the hair may be obtained.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention resides in the particular combinations, construction, operation and functions of the parts hereinafter fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Figure l is a side View of a device embodying the features of the invention, the device being shown open;

Figure 7 is a perspective View of the heating element;

Figure 8 is an enlarged transverse section through one section of the heating element;

Figure 9 is a detail section on the line 99 of Figure 2.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings it will be apparent that the device includes a pair of lever members 10 and 11 which are connected with each other for relative pivotal movement by a pivot 12. The lever member 11 is bifurcated and the lever member 10 is received between the furcations thereof. Each of the members 10 and 11 has a handle 13. The member 10 has rigidly'connected therewith a shell 14%. The shell consists of four main parts or sections of metal, there being a waving member section 15, an intermediate section 16 and removable sections 17 and 18. The section 15 is constructed to provide hair waving members 19 and 20. Each of the waving members 19 is in the form of a channel, the same being substantially of U-shape in cross section, and each of said waving members 19 is closed at the end by integral portions 21 on the intermediate section 16. Each of the hair waving members 20 is substantially of J-shape and is formed of over lapping portions of the shell sections 15 and 16. These sections 15 and 16 are securely fastened together in any practical manner. The section 16 has a large central opening and is substantially of rectangular shape, as shown most clearly in Figure 3. The lever member 10 has lateral extensions 22 which are T5 rigidly secured to the intermediate section 16 of the shell by suitable fastening elements such as screws 23. In this way the shell 14 is rigidly secured to the lever member 10. The sections 17 and 18 constitute covers, and are removably secured in place in any suitable manner and in the present instance are so secured to the extensions 22 by screws 24. It will be apparent that the waving members 19 and 20 are arranged in side by side spaced and parallel relationship, and that the waving members 20 are therefore respectively disposed on the opposite sides of the shell. Each of the waving members 19 and 20 has a longi tudinal slot 25. It will be apparent that the l waving members 19 are of closed hollow construction. The furcations of the lever member 11 are rigidly connected as at 26 with a cross bar 27 with which are pivotally connected a plurality of hair waving members or irons 28. The rear ends of the members 28 respectively extend through the openings in the cross bar 27 and said ends are connected together by a cross bar 29. Pivots 30 in alinement with each other respectively extend through the bar 27 and the two outermost waving members 28. In this manner the waving members or irons 28 are connected with the cross bar 27 for limited pivotal movement in relation to the bar 27. The waving membersor irons 28 are disposed side by side in spaced and parallel relationship so as to move between the waving members 19- and 20 to cooperate therewith to produce simple waves in the hair by the actuator of the handles 13. Means in the form of a contractile spring 31 is connected with the lever members 10 and 11 to move the lever members 10 andll to an opened relationship in which the waving members or irons 28 will be separated from the waving members 19 and 20, as shown in Figure 1. Suitable means in the form of a spring 32 applied to the lever member 11 and connected with thercross bar 29 serves for the purpose of suitably holding the waving members or irons 28 so disposed, that the free ends thereof will cooperate with the related waving members 19 and 20, when engaged with the hair, to cause pivotal movement thereof into full and effectual clamping relation in response to themovement of the members 10 and 11, by actuating the handles 13. This makes it possible to close the waving members or irons 28 in engagement with the hair without being unduly resisted by the hair, and to produce uniform pressure on the hair. Consequently, waves will be produced in the hair which will be uniform, well defined and lasting. It will also be apparent that injuring or tearing of the hair will be avoided.

In order to convert the simple waves of the hair produced'by the waving members 19 and 20 and 28 into compound or liarcel waves, there is provided means which is operated by the movement of the lever members l0 and 11. The said means includes hair engaging members 33 in the form of combs. The hair engaging members 33 are associated respectively with the hair waving members 19 and 20, the teeth of each member extending downwardly through the slot 25 0f the related waving member. The hair engaging members 33 are connected together in two groups which move or slide longitudinally in opposite directions. The h air engaging members 33 of each group are rigidly connected together by transverse members 34, there being three members 33 in each group. An equalizer 35 is pivoted as at 36 on a bridge member 37 securedto the shell section 16, and the transverse members 34 of the groups of hair engaging members 33 are connected respectively with the opposite ends of the equalizer 35 by short links 38. A stud 39 is carried by one of the transverse members 34. This stud projects upwardly through a slot in the she'll section 17 One of the furcations of the lever member 11 has an arm 40 which is pivotally connected as at 41 with one end of an actuator 42 whose rebent opposite end is provided with a slot 43 which receives the stud 39. The slotted end of the actuator 42 is held in place on the stud by a nut 44. It will now be understood that when the lever members 10 and 11 are moved by the actuation of the handles 13 to bring the waving members 19 and 20 of the shell 14 and the waving members 28 together in engagement with the hair, the groups of hair engaging members 28 will be moved relatively in opposite directions after the Waving members 19, 20 and 28 are engaged with the hair, but before full clamping pressure is applied thereto. In this manner the hair will be marcelled.

In order to facilitate the sliding movement of the hair engaging members or combs 28, certain of these members are provided with runners 45 and others are provided with rollers 46, while others are provided with fingers 47. The runners 45 move in contact with the transverse members 34, the rollers 46 roll in contact with the sections 15 and 16 of the shell 14, and the fingers 47 move in contact with the ldngitudinal beads or edges of the waving members 20. As a further means for facilitating the movement of the groups of waving members 28 there are provided spring steel strips 48 which cooperate with the transverse members 34, the said strips 48 being secured to the shell section 16. v

In accordance with another feature of the invention there is provided means for heating the waving members 19 and 20 of the shell 14. The said heating means is in the form of a rectangular heating element 49 of any practical construction. The heating element 49 is enclosed in a rectangular metal casing of two parts, there being a part in the form of a channel 50 and a closure part 51. The parts 50 and 51 of the casing are lined on the insides thereof with suitable insulation such as mica 52. The terminals 53 of the wire of the element 49 project through the channel 50 and are insulated therefrom. These terminals 53 are connected with an extension element 54 which will include an electrical plug for connection with a suitable socket to provide the necessary electrical current to the heating element 49. The heating element 49 together with its casing is arranged within the shell 14 and in fact is arranged in the opening in the shell section 16 and rests on certain of the strips 48 and is held in place by the bridge member 37. Attention is now called to the fact that the waving members 19 and 20 of the shell 14 will be heated by conduction and radiation of the heat produced by the element 49. By so heating the waving members 19 and 20 the waves in the hair will be well defined and lasting. Attention is also called to the fact that the spring 31 always assures the device being opened when disengaged from the hair, and that the waving members or irons 28 serve as a base enabling the device to be placed on the top of a table without the same being burned even though the current is fioW- ing through the heating element 49. It will therefore be understood that the device may be used with safety and that it will not be necessary to shut off the current to the heating element.

Claims:

1. In a hair waving device, a closed shell constructed to provide waving members in side by side relation,hair engaging members respectively associated with and project ing through said waving members for relative longitudinal movement; said shell having additional waving members on the out sides thereof respectively whichco-operate with the other waving members in the hair waving operations, and additional hair engaging members respectively associated with said outside waving members which co-operate with the other hair engaging members in the hair waving operations.

2. In a hair waving device, a shell constructed to provide waving members in side by side relation, hair engaging members connected together and arranged within the shell and respectively associated with and projecting through said waving members for relative longitudinal movement, and ele ments connected with said hair engaging members which roll in contact with the shell to facilitate the movement of said hair engaging members.

3. In a hair waving device, a shell constructed to provide waving members in side by side relation, hair engaging members arranged within the shell and respectively associated with and projecting through said waving members, transverse members connecting said hair engaging members together in groups for relative longitudinal movement in opposite directions, and cooperatve means on the shell, hair engaging members and said transverse members to guide said hair engaging members and to prevent the displacement thereof.

4. In a hair waving device, a pivotal handle member, a transverse bar rigidly secured to said member, a group of interconnected hair waving members arranged side by side in spaced relation to each other, said group of waving members belng plvoted on sald bar to move in unison and having limited movement by said bar.

5. In a hair waving device, a pivoted handle member, a transverse bar rigidly secured to said member, a group of interconnected hair waving members arranged side by side in spaced relation to each other, said group of waving members being pivoted on said bar and having limited movement by said bar, and a single tension means carried by said handle member acting on said group of waving members.

6. In a hair waving device, a closed shell provided with waving members, and heating means within said shell to heat said waving members, said heating means being of rectangular frame-like formation 7. In a hair waving device, a closed shell provided with waving members, and heating means within said shell to heat said waving members, said heating means consisting of a substantially rectangular frame-like casing of conducting material, a suitable electrical resistance constituting a heating element corresponding to and arranged with said casing, and material insulating said element from said casing.

8. In a hair Waving device, a shell construeted to provide waving members in side by side relation, hair engaging members arranged Within the shell and respectively associated with and projecting through said waving members, transverse members connecting said hair engaging members together in groups for relative longitudinal movement in opposite directions, means connecting the groups to cause the relative opposite movement thereof when operated, a stud on one of said trans-verse members which projects through a slot in said shell, and means connected with said stud to operate said groups.

MARTHA A. TIENKEN. CHARLES A. MEYER. 

